Oracle Newsletter November 2015

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1 Oracle Newsletter November 2015 Letter from the Secretary Hello everyone! Well fall is officially here. Have you gone outside to experience it yet? Have you walked around your neighborhood or a park and taken in nature as it prepares itself for a long winter s nap? The leaves on the trees have begun to turn bright, vibrant, glorious colors of red, orange, and yellow. Some trees have even begun shedding their leaves as their branches prepare for slumber. There s a crispness in the air, especially in the mornings. The sun has begun its retreat to the west earlier and earlier in the early evening. The moon rises high and stays perched atop the heavens draped in glittery stars for longer periods of time as the nights turn longer. Have you experienced it? And while the hustle and the bustle of the outside world hasn t diminished a bit as far as humans are concerned, all around us nature is beginning to slow down in preparation for the winter months ahead. The other day I spent a good five minutes watching a squirrel, its cheeks full with a much-too-large nut, scampering around the back yard looking for a place to bury his treasure. He found one, dug a hole and buried it, marking where he left it so as to find it when the time comes. Nature all around us is beginning its preparations. Are we? You

2 know, there s an old saying that goes Nature is my church. Love is my religion. I wonder And now a word from our President, Dr. Steven Summers: how many of us have taken the time to be in It seems as if change is all around us. So nature lately. But not only be in nature, but to be quiet in nature and just observe it at work. With no expectations, no judgments, no putting ourselves in the slippery seat of this is how it should be done. Just to sit still. Quiet. Observe. Right now, as Mother Nature begins to prepare for Old Man Winter s arrival, is the perfect time to be still and observe. I encourage us all, as we make our own preparations for winter, to take a moment each and every day to be still and observe. many changes for Posy and I, it is just unbelievable. Some of these are major and some positive and some negative. The thing is many of the people we know also have change to deal with; some of those whose changes are tragic as well. My thoughts have always been doors close and doors open. But these are the opportunities to grow spiritually. However, because we are human, we also grieve over the loss of the familiar and anyone who knows about grief knows there are stages. These stages of denial, anger, and sadness can be expected many times before acceptance is accomplished. Each person grieves differently and at their own rate. O.P.E.R.A. also has experienced change. Some was forced upon us and some occurred because members have come and gone. We have experienced change as we attempt to

3 modernize and change has occurred in our attempt to become more recognizable. Insanity has been said to be doing the same over and over and expecting the results to be different. While we may grieve over the loss of the familiar, we also have to embrace change. We need to learn to do things differently when our outcome is not what was wanted. As an organization, we must be willing to embrace change with the knowledge that our core existence remains the same. This would be to serve and educate the public and to provide a community for our members. -Dr. Summers OPERA Fair Calendar Mark your calendars for the last OPERA fair of 2015 and all the OPERA fairs for 2016! December 12-13, Looking Within January 30 th & 31 st, Mysteries of the Cosmos June 18 th & 19 th, Keys of Knowledge August 13 th & 14 th, Healing Paths & Traditions October 8 th & 9 th, Journeys to New Realms December 10 th & 11 th, Heart Centered All fairs will be held at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds inside the Oklahoma Expo Hall, South Section #3. The address to the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds is: 333 Gordon Cooper Blvd Oklahoma City, OK 73109

4 We have had INCREDIBLE turn outs for this past year. We want to keep that momentum going for the last fair of 2015 and ALL of the 2o16 fairs. That means we should be telling our neighbors, our friends, our family, our co-workers, posting it all over social media, sending up smoke signals if we have to. Whatever our method of getting the word out, we should be utilizing it all the time. We want OPERA to continue to grow, but it takes all of us doing our part. We thank you for your continued support of OPERA and spreading the word however you can. By Harley Duff, NCCAOM, L. Ac. In Classical Five Element Acupuncture we practice our craft though the gift of the Five Elements. They are Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. These elements have many associations with how we live our lives, physically, mentally, and spiritually. Learning to flow with the energy of the season helps us live to the fullest in a healthy and harmonious way. THE BITTERSWEET BRILLIANCE OF FALL Fall can be so incredibly beautiful. In some parts of the country the leaves show their brilliant colors of orange, red, and yellow. The weather can be perfect too, lots of sunshine and just cool enough temperatures. Yet, with all the beauty also comes the hardest thing I run into each fall season, and that is the pull down in my energy. It's time to start the journey inward, and I am not always ready to take that journey. For I know that "letting go" is not always easy. SPIRIT SPEAKS The Magic Of The Fall Season

5 THINGS FALL AWAY TO MAKE WAY FOR THE NEW The energy of fall is all about "letting go." I tell my patient s to observe how the trees let go of their leaves this time of year. As we learn to flow with nature we also need to learn how to let go of all in our lives that no longer serve us. Examples are feelings of hurt, anger, jealousy, pain, people, or ideas that keep us stuck in the same old quagmire of life. If we don't let go of these negatives in our lives, we can't make room for the new, fresh, positive ideas that come to us in the form of inspirations. Fall is the cycle of death. Just as trees, as I mentioned above, let go of their leaves to make room for new growth in the spring, we shed our old selves so that the new can be reborn. We need to clean our internal closets so that we have more room for the new. However, this shedding process can open the doorway to grief. It's hard to let go of old ideas and habits, even if they aren't good for us. It seems easier to hold onto them because they are familiar. There is a sadness associated with the letting go process, even though we all know from past experiences that, once we actually do let go, more room is made in our lives for the new in us to hatch. The element that is associated with fall is Metal. The Metal element represents the jewel inside us. It's about finding the preciousness of who we are. How can we see that shiny, pure essence of who we are if there is too much pollution in our energy? How can we take in love? How can we feel like we are precious? How can we give to others if we can't give to ourselves because the beauty of who we are is so contaminated with garbage? It's time to let go. To throw out all that is causing us harm, so that we can excavate the diamonds inside of us.

6 THE OFFICIALS OF METAL The organs that are associated with this season are the large intestines and the lungs. The large intestines are all about elimination or letting go, and the lungs are about taking in. We let go of waste on all levels of body/mind/spirit in order to take in the fresh air that nourishes us on all levels of our being. I realize that not everyone can go through the season of fall and let go of all they need to. Certainly I have seen patients who have gone year after year during the fall season and not being able to let go of things in their lives that they needed to. They cannot flow with the seasons. So, after many years of this inability to let go, a whole lot of trash clogs up the energy on every level of body/mind/spirit. Can you imagine what would happen to you if your bowels weren't allowed to cleanse themselves on a regular basis? Think of all the pollution and stress that blockage would cause your body. It's the same principle with ideas, thoughts, people, and the junk in your life that you can't eliminate. TARNISHED METAL: IMBALANCES If there is an imbalance in your Lung Official (taking in) it would manifest as: Asthma Congestion/ Bronchitis Rigidity/An inability to bend Self-Protective armor/defensiveness Excessive control/manipulation Meticulousness Perfectionism A decreased sense of self-worth A tendency to surround oneself with valuable objects Being closed to new ideas or relationships An inability to let people and/or love in If there is an imbalance in your Large Intestine Official (letting go) it would manifest as: Colitis Arthritis

7 Irritable Bowel Syndrome Fatigue No respect for life Unclear, despairing thoughts: "I'm useless" "I'm worthless" "I don't want to live" Hardness/Brittleness Inability to hold on to anything A "loaded-down" feeling A cutting negativity Back pain An inability to let go Action you can take to help your Metal energy: Allow yourself time to reflect and meditate. Read something inspirational. Spend some time walking outdoors and focus on your breath as you walk. If you are experiencing grief, allow the time to grieve and to experience your feelings. Get a colonic. That's a great way to support your Metal element and rid your body of impurities. Eat more warming foods (curry or spicy Asian foods). Let go of negative thinking: "if only", "could have", "should have." Allow the space for new ways to think. Accept compliments; take them in, experience your preciousness. Point of the Season Meridian Gutter is an acupuncture point on the Lung meridian. It is located on the anterior surface of the forearm about one inch above the wrist on the radial artery. A gutter helps clean out and wash away debris that collects. Analogously, this point helps clean out the debris that clogs up our energy. Clean energy meridians, like clean gutters, allow things to move smoothly on all the levels of body/mind/spirit.

8 CALLING ALL WRITERS! Author's Bio: Harley Duff, NCCAOM, L. Ac. has been in private practice for over thirteen years. She studied and received her BA in Classical Five Element Acupuncture at the Worsley Institute of Classical Five Element Acupuncture in Miami, Florida and an Advanced Licensure at the College of Traditional Acupuncture in Lemington Spa, England, and is Board Certified by the NCCAOM. Her practice includes adults, children and small animals. Her scope of practice includes treating all chronic illnesses, infertility, and facial rejuvenation using the latest technology of micro-currents, colored light and gemstones. Her office is located at 4 W. Oglethorpe Street in Savannah, GA Please visit her website at CALLING ALL WRITERS! CALLING ALL WRITERS! We need fresh voices for The Oracle. Especially for the Spirit Speaks section of the Oracle. If you or someone you know is a burgeoning or veteran writer (or even people that fall somewhere in between) we d LOVE to hear from you. The Oracle goes out a month before every fair. Therefore any submissions would need to be received six weeks before the next fair in order to be considered for that Oracle. Disclaimer: There is a space limit on the Oracle (I try my VERY best to keep the ENTIRE newsletter to 10 pages or less) so if you submit in time for the Oracle and don t see your post inside when it s published it could mean one of two things: 1) I ran out of space (rare) or

9 2) I have an over abundance of articles to choose from (even rarer). That being said, I do save every submission I receive. So if you submit an article on time and don t see it in print when the Oracle is sent out, please do not fret. I will find room for it in upcoming issues. Send all submissions to: traveler@travelingtarot.com. Thank you. And that s it for this edition of the Oracle. Until next time, family. Be Blessed.